SAIC Awarded $55 Million Contract by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

via PRNewswire On Jul 17, 2008
Source: PRNOTW

SAN DIEGO and McLEAN, Va. , July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today that it has
been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Savannah, Ga. ,
District to design, engineer and construct an Advanced Metal Finishing
Facility (AMFF) and a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) facility at Robins Air
Force Base (AFB), Ga. The award has a 39-month period of performance and a
contract value of more than $55 million. Work will be performed by SAIC's
design-build subsidiary, The Benham Companies LLC, and is scheduled for
completion in 2011.

The contract includes the architectural design, engineering and
construction of two facilities -- the AMFF, which will be approximately 93,000
sq. ft., and the GSE facility, which will be approximately 29,000 sq. ft.
These facilities will support finishing processes for several parts of the
F-15, C-130, C-17 and C-5 aircrafts.

The project includes all elements of building design and will incorporate
information systems, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certification, DoD Force Protection/antiterrorism measures, workstation
layout, and fire protection and alarm systems.

"We look forward to building a state-of-the-art metal plating facility
that will facilitate a flexible and modular plating process and support the
emerging needs of the military aviation industry for many years to come," said
J.T. Grumski , SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) scientific, engineering, and technology
applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of
vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and
the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's
approximately 44,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense,
the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other
U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had
annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008 .
For more information, visit http://www.saic.com.

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